Pulling Out an Ace
In kindergarten, you had a boyfriend, who sat on the bus next to you and held your hand
In kindergarten, you had a boyfriend, who sat on the bus next to you and held your hand
The Johnsons had no pretensions that they from were a class down from even my working-class family, which was not saying much where we came from, except that, behind their backs, everybody called them ‘white trash’.
These are not the cats I would have chosen. I apologize every time someone tells me they are beautiful.
That I woke up at all was not my intention. I’d reasoned with myself in a depressed state that I had had enough life lessons and experiences that qualified me to take a short-cut to the great beyond.
https://library.stanford.edu/news/shortlist-announced-2024-william-saroyan-international-prize-writingNada's
🌊 Exciting news! "All Water Has a Perfect Memory" by Nada Samih-Rotondo has been shortlisted for the 2024 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing! 🎉